How to change the screenshots save file location in MacOS X

To change the screenshots save file location in macOS X, follow these steps:

  1. Open Terminal: You can find Terminal by searching for it using Spotlight, or you can find it in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder.
  2. Enter the following command:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/Screenshots

Replace ~/Desktop/Screenshots with the desired save file location for your screenshots.

  1. Kill the SystemUIServer process: To apply the changes, you need to restart the SystemUIServer process. You can do this by running the following command in Terminal:
killall SystemUIServer

With these steps, screenshots taken on your macOS X system will now be saved to the location you specified in step 2.

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